My love of Alice in Wonderland started when I was very young
and I’ve been a fan ever since. From my
first introduction to the characters, courtesy of Disney, it was a story that
was a wonderful combination of the most intriguing, ridiculous things, as well
as at times a little scary (the Cheshire Cat has a lot to answer for)!
Being an Alice fan, with several editions of the book and a
commemorative set of Alice postage stamps no less, I was delighted at Christmas
to receive a necklace by Little Moose, a range of laser cut acrylic jewellery commissioned
for the British Library. This is when I
first heard about the exhibition.
The British Library commemorated the 150th
anniversary of the publication of the book with an exhibit of an array of
illustrated editions of the book along with Lewis Carroll’s original manuscript
which was displayed in a glass cabinet.
The oversized panels with signs and quotes from the book, large images
like the one of an overgrown Alice bursting out of a house and the monochrome
swirls and patterns really set the scene.
Along with the numerous books that have been produced the vast
collection of associated merchandise was on display too. There were playing cards, dinnerware and
teasets with Alice in Wonderland inspired illustrations, psychedelic posters
and toys amongst many other things.
I visited this exhibition when I did to also take the
opportunity to have a look around the Alice in Wonderland pop-up shop which was
only going to be there for a limited time.
It was located in the entrance and it was definitely eye-catching with
inspiration taken from the earliest drawings of the Alice in Wonderland
characters. The monochrome swirling vortex on the floor invites you take a
journey down the rabbit hole and enter their Mad Hatter’s tea party. I also didn’t miss the opportunity to add to
my necklace collection with two more from the Little Moose range!
Soraya x
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